1.

Just Got Back From No Man's Land

Danny Walls

© Tree Pub, BMI

When she walks through the crowd all the men they whisper loud
And I know where that they would like to go
I know they've all tried but they've all been denied
But I know one thing all the men don't know

I just got back from no man's land
A place where no man's ever laid a hand
Her love was more than I could stand
I just got back from no man's land

No one else has ever been there it's too late for them to go there
The road I took no one will ever know
I know I am the first one and I hope I'll be the last one
I'm proud to be the man she finally chose

I just got back from no man's land...

I'm gonna go back to no man's land
A place where no man's ever laid a hand
Her love was more than I could stand
I'm gonna go back to no man's land

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2.

Turn Me Loose

Wayne Kemp - Danny Walls

© Tree Pub, BMI

Turn me loose let me go you don't love me anymore
You're only hanging on to watch me crawl
Turn me loose walk away darling let's call it a day
It's plain to see there's nothing left at all

Set me free sign the papers don't tear 'em up again
This time I'm goin' to leave you anyway
Turn me loose let me go I've tried everything I know
And there's nothing you can say to make me stay
[ piano ]
Stop holdin' on this time I'm gone I won't be back this way again
There's nothing left for you to hold on to

Set me free sign the papers don't tear 'em up again
This time I'm goin' to leave you anyway
Turn me loose let me go I've tried everything I know
And there's nothing you can do to make me stay
Turn me loose set me free

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3.

Wrecked Up Frame Of Mind

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

When I moved my paint and body shop from Shawnee Oklahoma
Down to Nashville back in 1963
You started chasin' all them stars you started wreckin' up their cars
Now I'm workin' down at my body shop for free

You can't win ole Freddy's heart while you're bendin' Freddy's fenders
Things down at my shop is way behind
It'd take all of Johnny's cash and half of Johnny's paycheck
Just to straighten out this wrecked up frame of mind
[ fiddle ]
Last week I straightened out ole Dolly Parton's bus
When I got through her bumper sure did shine
I got to thinkin' to myself honey two can play your game
So I chased her all the way to the county line

You can't win ole Freddy's heart while you're bendin' Freddy's fenders...
Just to straighten out this wrecked up frame of mind

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4.

Why Am I Doing Without

Red Lane - Dave Kirby

© Tree Pub, BMI

Love is the sunshine that lights up my life
And you're just one more rainy day
Love is my ship that almost came in
That you kept on sailing away

Why am I doing without
This can't be what you and love's all about
If I've got so much love left within me
Then why am I doin' without
[ piano - steel ]
If love is a rose then I wonder why
I'm always left holdin' these thorns
Love is a baby that's learned how to fly
That I wish had never been born

Why am I doing without...
Tell me why am I doin' without

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5.

Your Wife Is Cheatin' On Us Again

Wayne Kemp - Warren Robb

© Tree Pub, BMI

Now ole Buddy I'm not one to spread tales around
But I followed your wife and another cowboy to ever honky tonk in town
Now we've been friends through thick and thin that's the least that I could do
Me and her's been pretty dang close and there's nothin' I wouldn't do for you

But your wife is cheatin' on us again
What's mine is mine and what's your's is mine that's the way it's always been
If you don't help me straighten her out we ain't gonna stay friends
Your wife is cheatin' on us again
[ fiddle - dobro ]
Now ole Buddy you could be just a little better sport about this
My poor ole eyes is a gettin' sore from poundin' on your fist
So let's shake hands and call it quits and go kick in that cowboy's door
We'll show then a thing or two if you'll let me off of this floor

But your wife is cheatin' on us again
What's mine is mine and what's your's is mine that's the way it's always been
If you don't help me straighten her out we ain't gonna stay friends
Your ole lady is a cheatin' on us again

Hey ole Buddy let me go with this here scissor rock you got around my neck here
Let's go over there and straighten that feller out
Cause he's makin' a fool out of both of us you know
I got the address over there in the shirt pocket you just ripped off of me
Yeah and as soon as I find the rest of that ear
That you just bit off layin' around here on the floor

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6.

God Made Her Special

Wayne Kemp - Danny Walls

© Tree Pub, BMI

(God made special especially for me)

She's a woman I know that he must have made
And we know that heaven never made a mistake
For he made her so perfect as only God can
He created a woman for this lonely man

Each morning the sun refuses to shine
Till she opens her blue eyes and tells me she's mine
There's no darkness in my world when she's standin' by
Yes God made her special and I know why

Yes God made her special and he made her for me
Cause I think he wanted the whole world to see
Now I know that one day he'll need her again
But I hope that he'll let her be mine until then
[ steel ]
Yes God made her special and he made her for me...

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7.

I'll Leave This World Loving You

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

I'll leave this world loving you

Walk away baby leave with my blessings
Once in awhile let me hear from you
If we never meet again before my life is over
I'll leave this world loving you

You can take everything but my mem'ries
For they're good ones and they'll see me through
If we never meet again I'll love you forever
I'll leave this world loving you

You were mine for a time and I'm thankful
But life will be so lonesome without you
If we never meet again this side of heaven
I'll leave this world loving you

If we never meet again this side of heaven
I'll leave this world loving you

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8.

Waiting For The Tables To Turn

Wayne Kemp - Mack Vickery

© Tree Pub, BMI

Waitin' on the tables waitin' for the tables to turn

She spilt a drink on a loud mouth and it wadn't no accident
She just smiled and said I'm sorry she needs the money that he spends
If there's a tip for every teardrop then she'd have money to burn
Waitin' on the tables waitin' for the tables to turn

Lord the records keep on turnin' and the music turns her on
One must bring back memories for she plays it all night long
There's a teardrop on every penny that she works so hard to earn
Waitin' on the tables waitin' for the tables to turn
[ steel ]
She cried the night he left her but she's gonna make it now
She's just tryin' to make a living the best way she knows how
All the dirty jokes from barroom folks she ain't got time to learn
She's just waitin' on the tables waitin' for the tables to turn

Lord the records keep on turnin' and the music turns her on...
Waitin' on the tables waitin' for the tables to turn

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9.

I Can't Wait To Dream That Dream Again

Wayne Kemp - Mack Vickery

© Tree Pub, BMI

I can't wait to dream that dream again

Last night our home seemed so much warmer
And once more you lay sleeping by my side
You wasn't there when I woke up this morning
I must have dreamed that dream again last night

And when those evening shadows start falling
And darkness is just around the bend
When sleep comes to me you'll come calling
And I can't wait to dream that dream again
[ piano ]
I know now you won't be coming home
But tonight you'll come and lay down next to me
When the sun comes up I'll turn my head away
And pretend it's still so dark that I can't see

And when those evening shadows start falling...
And I can't wait to dream that dream again

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10.

I Should Have Watched That First Step

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

I once had a love a true and lasting love
But the fool in me came out one night
And with her loving eyes she saw right through my lies
And she changed the night I stepped across the line

I should have watched that first step it was a mighty big step
When I started stepping out of line
Though she's still loving me it's not the way it used to be
That first step did something to her mind
[ guitar ]
I watched her slip away just a little more everyday
And my conscience couldn't live with all that shame
She's growing colder since the day I told her
And the love we had will never be the same

I should have watched that first step it was a mighty big step...
That first step did something to her mind

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11.

Tell Old I Ain't Here To Get On Home

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

Well I was playin' the pinball prayin' for a tenball and cussin' that ole machine
With a couple of girls a hangin' on my back
Then the phone started ringin' and Joe started screamin' hey Wayne your wife Pat
she's let her fingers do the walkin' till she's found out where you're at

And she says tell ole I ain't here he'd better get on home
Or else he's gonna find me and the baby gone
If I have to come down after him he's gonna wish he'd a come to the phone
so tell ole I ain't here he'd better get on home
[ steel - piano ]
Well the good Lord knows I love her but she don't understand
Just how much I love this honky tonk atmosphere
But when the telephone starts to ringin' it scares the heck right out of her man
And I holler out loud if that's for me just tell her I ain't here

And she says tell ole I ain't here he'd better get on home...
So tell ole I ain't here he'd better get on home

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12.

Love's Already Been Here And Gone

Wayne Kemp - Glenn Martin - Warren Robb

© Tree Pub, BMI

Love's already been here and gone girl
It's enough to keep me from now on
You found a place to spend the night but you ain't found a home
love's already been here and gone

See that picture by the bed girl in her wedding gown
She's the one that put it there and I'll never take it down
I got the best years of her life she's the mother of my kids
And I can't say I do again for I already did

Love's already been here and gone girl in her wedding gown...
[ guitar ]
Well I wish I shared the feelings that I know you have for me
I 'm sorry that I let you down I enjoyed your company
We'd give her everything we had but it's been her bed too long
Love's already been here and gone

Love's already been here and gone girl in her wedding gown...
Love's already been here and gone

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13.

I Love It (When You Love All Over Me)

Sheb Wooley - Buddy Killen

© Tree Pub, BMI

You've got that look of love all over baby
Every move you make comes so naturally
You've got that look of love all over baby
And I love it when you love all over me

You've got me hooked on love all over baby
A feeling that comes so easily
You've got that look of love all over baby
And I love it when you love all over me

Come on come on you've got it all so drive me up the wall
You know I like it
Do the things you do the way you do until you know you've set me free
Love me love till you know when then do it all again
You know I need it
Oh I love it when you love all over me

Come on come on you've got it all so drive me up the wall ...

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14.

Leona Don't Live Here Anymore

Curly Putman - Sonny Throckmorton

© Tree Pub, BMI

Leona don't live here no more
She's been gone three weeks or more
You won't find what you found before
Leona don't live here no more

It's twelve o'clock and I know the feeling
You're sittin' and drinkin' with no one to hold
You've made all the bars and called all your women
Friend you're out in the cold
You reach in your pocket and pull out a number
Where you found some good times before
Well I hate to tell you you're still just as cold
Leona don't live here no more

Leona don't live here no more...
[ steel ]
You're not the first one to call her this week
And I'm gonna tell you like I told 'em all
I don't have the number where you can reach her
From now on she'll be hard to call
You might try hell where I tried to put her
Just couldn't take anymore
Why don't you just go home and tear up her number
Leona don't live here no more

Leona don't live here no more...
Leona don't live here no more...
Leona don't live here no more...

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15.

Baby This And Baby That

Curly Putman - Buddy Killen

© Tree Pub, BMI

It was baby this and baby that as we laid side by side all night long
Love was strong when you loved me
Now it's maybe this and maybe that and words that chill to the bone
Once unknown when you loved me

We lie here in in silence in worlds of our own
Where is the feeling oh where has it gone
I'm aching to hold you how long has it been
But all we have left is a mem'ry of when

It was baby this and baby that as we laid side by side all night long
Love was strong when you loved me
[ guitar ]
Take me in your arms and hold me again
Let's find the feelings that we felt back when

It was baby this and baby that as we laid side by side all night long
Love was strong when you loved me

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16.

You Cried All The Way Back To Me

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

(Oh you cried all the way back to me)

Well it's happened just like I said it would
He don't love you the way that I could
He left you alone in misery
And you cried all the way back to me

You're so good and he's so bad that's how it is
You'll get over him you just wait and see
Although your teardrops make you sad they make me oh so glad
Cause you cried all the way back to me
[ steel ]
You're so good and he's so bad that's how it is...

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17.

Little Old Heartache Maker Me

Bobby Bond

© Tree Pub, BMI

Well I left a girl out in Frisco countin' the days till I get back
And a girl I used to know down in Buffalo threw herself on the railroad track
Now who you do think is the one who's causin' all this misery
It's just that little old heartache maker me

Everywhere I've been I've left a string of broken hearts behind
East and west north and south of the Mason Dixon line
Now who do you guess is a makin' this mess well it's pretty plain to see
It's just that little old heartache maker me

Now from what I said I bet you think that I'm pretty low down and mean
But I've never done anything to anybody else that I didn't want done to me
All I really want is a little place and a wife to call my own
I had one once but her husband came and took her on back home
Now I don't like this name I've got but I guess I'll always be
A just that little old heartache maker me
[ dobro ]
From what I said I bet you think that I'm pretty low down and mean...

Yeah just that little ole heartache maker me
Yeah just that little ole heartache maker me

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18.

Watch That First Step

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

Watch that first step it's a big step
When you start steppin' out of line
So watch that first step that's the one she can't forget
That first step does something to her mind

Once I could feel love I had a real love
But the fool in me came out one night
And with her trusting eyes she saw right through my lies
That first step was too big to hide

So watch that first step it's a big step...
[ guitar ]
I thought what I'd done wouldn't hurt her none
But I couldn't live with all that shame
So I got bolder I went and told her
And now she'll never be the same

So watch that first step it's a big step...

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19.

Little Home Wrecker

Wayne Kemp

© Tree Pub, BMI

You're a little home wrecker that's what they're sayin' about you
They say you turned ever home in the county right upside down
And they say that you got all the good girls all good and mad at you
And they say there ain't a good man left for miles around

Welcome home my little home wrecker
I've been a hearin' some bad things about you since you've been gone
Well you need a good talkin' to I'll a hand you your walkin' shoes
Yeah but I'm so glad to have my little home wrecker back home
[ guitar ]
Well you say they're tellin' me lies about you but I doubt it
Cause I've been a keepin' a real close eye on you
Yeah and all of my good buddies all over town are talkin' bout it
They say Cleopatra couldn't hold a candle to you

Welcome home my little home wrecker...
Yeah well I'm so glad to have my little home wrecker back home

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20.

Two Strangers

Curly Putman - Red Lane

© Tree Pub, BMI

A chill just fell across the table
Where we sat at the beginning of the day
But no happy smiling faces greet each other
As two strangers have breakfast today

What do I hide behind the morning paper
As she reaches up to brush a tear away
Oh the silence is so loud my nerves are shattered
As two strangers have breakfast today

I didn't want to see my old love when she called last night
She said she had to see me one more time
When I slipped out to meet her I thought it would be all right
But this morning I can't get her off my mind

I've gotta wake and drink this cup of coffee
Fore I can't bear the final words I know she'll say
Oh I've never known the time to pass so slowly
As two strangers have breakfast today

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21.

Big News

Dick Overbey - Jim Tole

© Tree Pub, BMI

Big news is a comin' I'll bet you tongues are a hummin'
A hummin' and a draggin' our love down
Well they say there's nothing to it that some day I'll do it
They said some day I'm gonna let you down

And now you're gone and I hope they're all happy
For their wagging tongues wagged our marriage down
They kept telling lies til you believed one
Now your leavin' is the big news in our town
[ guitar ]
Big news is a comin' bad French tongues are a hummin'
A hummin' and a draggin' our love down
Well happy or saddness any news is bad news
After they get it spread around

And now you're gone and I hope they're all happy...

Big news is a comin' big news is a comin'
Yeah big news is a comin'

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22.

Along Came You

Curtis Wayne

© Lovebug Pub, BMI

I used to sit at home and wonder why why why
All the happiness in life would pass me by
Never in this whole world would there ever be
One girl in a million that was meant for me

Then along came you a walkin' down the street
Then along came you you knocked me off my feet
I never thought I'd find a girl that ever would be true
Somewhere out of nowhere along came you
[ guitar ]
Yes things have changed a lot since you have come my way
You have changed my darkest night into the brightest day
Now I am so happy no loneliness will there be
I can't make myself believe this happened to me

Then along came you a walkin' down the street...
Somewhere out of nowhere along came you

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23.

I Made Her That Way

George Jones - Dale Ward

© Glad Music, BMI

See that girl over there by the jukebox
Hear the lonely songs that she plays
Well you ask me if I know why she's lonesome
I know a little I made her that way

But I knew her when she was happy
And I love you was all she could say
But a lot of times I let her get lonely
I know a little I made her that way
[ steel ]
Well you ask me if I know how she's living
And did I know her head was dizzy from wine
Yes I know she was everybody's baby
I know a little for once she was mine

But I knew her when she was happy..

Well you ask me if I know why she's crying
I know a little I made her that way

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